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Indigenous peoples at COP 24 The following events were covered by IISD Reporting Services on Thursday, 6 December 2018: High-Level Opening of the COP 24 ICC Business and Industry Day One Planet Fellowship: Using a Gender Lens to Invest in the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Scientists in Africa Photos by IISD/ENB | Natalia Mroz / Diego Noguera For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page High-Level Opening of the COP 24 ICC Business and Industry Day Presented by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) L-R: Majda Dabaghi, Director of Green Inclusive Growth, ICC, Paris; Bertrand Piccard, Chairman, Solar Impulse Foundation, Switzerland; Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada; and Justin Perrettson, Head of Global Engagements, Novozymes, Denmark The official UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP 24 Business and Industry Day convened under the theme “increasing climate ambition – a private-public dialogue.” The event was hosted and organized by the ICC, in its capacity as the UNFCCC Focal Point for Business and Industry. Presenters shared experiences and ideas on the leadership and change required to enhance the ambition of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and make zero-emissions development a reality. The event was also organized to contribute to the development of high-level inputs to the Talanoa Dialogue. Majda Dabaghi, Director of Green Inclusive Growth, ICC, Paris, highlighted the ICC’s work to support the UNFCCC processes in bringing business perspectives into the policy sphere, and to help both small and large businesses around the world to align their business strategies with the goals of the Paris Agreement. She pointed to the growing need for public-private partnerships to increase climate ambition in business communities, stressing that the COP 24 Business and Industry Day is set for this purpose. Moderator Justin Perrettson, Head of Global Engagements, Novozymes, Denmark, highlighted the need to link climate actions from business and industry with the efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), noting his company’s commitment to the SDGs and to joining the UNFCCC/ICC networks. He called for integrating climate policies into day-to-day business operations and business strategies. Inia Seruiratu, High-level Climate Champion, and Minister for Agriculture, Rural & Maritime Development, and National Disaster Management, Fiji, thanking the contribution of business and industry to the Talanoa Dialogue process, emphasized the need to help governments implement, enhance and achieve their NDCs by utilizing and scaling up existing business actions, and investing in technological innovation. He pointed to the need for business and industry to: act on greenhouse gas emission reductions and energy efficiency by deploying new technology and creating sustainable supply chains; and drive sustainable choices for consumers. Seruiratu called for enhanced and accountable public-private partnerships through stronger coordination among governments, the private sector, NGOs and research institutes, saying “we cannot fight this challenge alone.” Bertrand Piccard, Chairman, Solar Impulse Foundation, Switzerland, spoke about what needs to be done for businesses to undertake climate actions without using the words “climate change,” stressing that the UNFCCC and ICC together can bring actual changes in the business sector. Commenting on the reason for slow growth today, he outlined changes in the world, noting that people have already acquired most of the things they need. He then described three ways for convincing businesses to actually implement climate actions, including through: showing energy efficiency technologies are absolutely profitable while contributing to deliver environmental goals; helping transform business attitudes; and reducing poverty to increase number of consumers. He introduced the Solar Impulse Foundation’s 1000 efficient solutions (#1000solutions) as an example of progressive climate action. Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada, underscored the critical role of business in addressing climate change, and making links between the environment and the economy. She spoke about the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, set to meet her country’s emissions reduction target, grow the economy and build resilience to a changing climate. Fuller said the Framework includes a Pan-Canadian approach to: carbon pricing; measures to achieve reductions across all sectors of the economy, such as setting a regulatory framework and providing incentives to the private sector; drive innovation and growth by increasing technology development and adoption to ensure Canadian businesses are competitive in the global low-carbon economy; and adaptation efforts to build resilient infrastructure. She further highlighted her country’s efforts to partner with businesses internationally, including: the “Powering Past Coal” alliance with the UK, inviting government entities from around the world to phase out dirty coal power plants; the Equal Rights Coalition to promote gender equality; and sustainable finance research work in partnership with the private sector in the G7 process. In the ensuing discussion, participants considered: the need to address business concerns through the design of the carbon pricing scheme; the evolvement of NDCs in Fiji and Canada; and the importance of engaging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve their energy efficiency potentials. Responding to a question on SMEs, Seruiratu stressed the importance of communication, saying, “no one is too small” to contribute to climate action. Majda Dabaghi, Director of Green Inclusive Growth, ICC Moderator Justin Perrettson, Head of Global Engagements, Novozymes, Denmark Inia Seruiratu, High-level Climate Champion, Fiji Bertrand Piccard, Solar Impulse Foundation, Switzerland Patricia Fuller, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada A family photo at the beginning of the event Photos of this event courtesy of Stephen Lloyd, ICC CONTACT Majda Dabaghi, ICC | majda.dabaghi@iccwbo.org MORE INFORMATION https://iccwbo.org/ One Planet Fellowship: Using a Gender Lens to Invest in the Next Generation of Climate Adaptation Scientists in Africa Presented by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), BNP Paribas and African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) L-R: Sébastien Soleille, BNP Paribas; Jean-Jacques Goron, BNP Paribas Foundation; Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director, AWARD; Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre; and Gareth Phillips, African Development Bank (AfDB) This panel, hosted by BNP Paribas, the ICC and AWARD, brought together actors in the One Planet Fellowship Programme, which was developed to build global networks of African and European agricultural scientists working on gender-responsive climate adaptation solutions for African smallholder farmers. The session focused on the importance of investing in sustainable agriculture in Africa and developing the African scientific capacity to inform this. During the panelist introductions, Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Center, expressed his embarrassment and noted his positionality as a white male participating in a panel on gender in Africa that included only one African woman alongside four European men. Moderator Sébastien Soleille, BNP Paribas, highlighted the crucial role of women in adaptation, both in the energy transition to decentralized, renewable-based networks and in building an agricultural sector that sequesters carbon and feeds a growing population. He explained that BNP Paribas’s financial tools aim to support these transitions by building scientific networks between Europe and Africa. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director, AWARD, introduced the One Planet Fellowship and its aim of supporting 600 emerging scientists from Africa and Europe in producing research to support African farmers adapt to climate change. She outlined that the Fellowship awardees will be trained to make gender a fundamental component of their research and approach to science. This is critical, she explained, because women are at the center of agricultural production in Africa and researchers require training on how to support agriculture on the continent to become more productive, sustainable and resilient. “If you’re talking about climate change in Africa and you’re not talking about gender,” she explained, “you’re in the wrong conversation.” Kamau-Retenberg also stressed the importance of supporting African scientists, noting the lack of African voices in major international scientific bodies, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Improving this representation, she said, would help these bodies give greater attention to issues facing Africa such as adaptation and smallholder agriculture. She noted the need to put women and marginalized groups at the center of the discussions on adaptation. She said inclusion of European scientists in the One Planet Fellowship would enhance their understanding of Africa’s agricultural needs, repeating that “research in Africa needs to be relevant to farmers.” She also stressed that history has shown that gaps between European and African scientists will persist and collaboration of the necessary quality and scale will not occur without intentional efforts to build links between them. Jean-Jacques Goron, BNP Paribas Foundation, discussed the role of corporate philanthropy in raising awareness of social and environmental issues. He cited the BNP Paribas Climate Initiative, which has funded AWARD in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, as an example of how philanthropy can be a catalyst for businesses investing in partnerships. He concluded by saying that “the essential role of philanthropy is to make bets on the most promising solutions.” Gareth Phillips, AfDB, discussed the Bank’s efforts to facilitate investment in climate-related projects across the continent. He emphasized the critical importance of investing in sustainable agriculture, noting that only a small step separates failure of agriculture to dangerous migration and radicalization. He suggested that while the private sector is starting to change and invest more in agriculture, it is not happening quickly enough. Phillips also stressed the need to develop stronger links between agriculture and adaptation as well as a more compelling, science-based narrative around this. This, he said, would help attract much-needed finance, which should be forthcoming before disasters or agricultural failures, not only afterwards. Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Center, remarked that financing opportunities for agriculture often start with unusual coalitions. Noting the need to bring back agricultural development to the principles of capturing energy strategically and effectively, he championed the role of research in informing social, technical and policy solutions. In Africa, he suggested, AWARD’s role leading the agricultural revolution will spur a greater societal revolution. At the urging of session participants, the panelists discussed their plans for future engagement and collaboration, including more on incorporating gender into agricultural financing. They also addressed: the importance of managing sustainable soils; the role of microfinance and regional banks in reaching smallholder farmers and providing them with financial stability; and how smart connectivity tools can help farmers better manage crop insurance in light of climate impacts. L-R: Sébastien Soleille, BNP Paribas; Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, AWARD; Jean-Jacques Goron, BNP Paribas Foundation; Gareth Phillips, AfDB; and Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre Jean-Jacques Goron, BNP Paribas Foundation Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre Gareth Phillips, AfDB Moderator Sébastien Soleille, BNP Paribas Clyde Graham, Fertilizer Canada, asks a question to Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, Director, AWARD Eleonore van der Lande, Solar Impulse Foundation Denis Sonwa,Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Gareth Phillips, AfDB, and Tony Simons, World Agroforestry Centre, share a laugh during the event Participants during the event CONTACT Majda Dabaghi, ICC | majda.dabaghi@iccwbo.org Sylvain Taboni, BNP Paribas | sylvain.taboni@bnpparibas.com MORE INFORMATION https://oneplanetfellowship.org/ http://www.iccwbo.org Around the Venue

Highlights for Wednesday, 5 December 2018 Members of civil society tell negotiators they are moving too slowly and that time is running out Posted by IISD Reporting Services on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 The Katowice Climate Change Conference continued on Wednesday with technical negotiations, but decision makers also began to engage at more political levels on key issues in the Paris Agreement Work Programme (PAWP).Throughout the day, informal consultations and contact groups took place as delegates worked through key negotiation issues ranging from finance to the transparency framework. The technical part of the stocktake on pre-2020 implementation and ambition convened in the morning. It will inform the political part of this stocktake taking place next week.At the political level, the COP 24 Presidency began meeting with heads of delegation to discuss the decision emerging from this meeting (Decision 1/CP.24). Other Presidency meetings focused on the Talanoa Dialogue and the IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C, and the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples’ Platform.For more details on the day's events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Pre-2020 Stocktake on Implementation and Ambition View of plenary during the session Thelma Krug, Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Moderator Ben Garside, Carbon Pulse SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Tomasz Chruszczow, Special Envoy for Climate Change and High‐level Champion for COP 24, Poland Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Dinara Gershinkova, Vice-Chair, Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Pa Ousman Jarju, Director of Country Programming, Green Climate Fund (GCF) Qi Yue, China Nur Masripatin, Indonesia Informal Consultations throughout the Day Informal consultations on mitigation (APA item 3) Informal consultations on implementation and compliance (APA item 7) SBSTA informal consultations on Paris Agreement Article 6 SBSTA informal consultations on the technology framework SBI informal consultations on the development and transfer of technology SBI informal discussions on the development of a public registry referred to in Paris Agreement Article 7.12 (adaptation communication) COP 24 Presidency's Open Dialogue Participants during the session Artur Lorkowski, COP 24 Presidency Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Peter Glynn, Business and Industry NGOs (BINGOs) Thor Kofoed, Farmers Jisun Hwang, Local Government and Municipal Authorities (LGMA) Michael Charles, Indigenous Peoples Delegates stand in the back as the room is filled to capacity Civil Society Demonstrations On 'Change Wednesday,' Sustaina Claus calls on delegates to 'smile, change, and unplug' to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), hoping COP 24 will deliver a Christmas miracle Members of the Women and Gender constituency demonstrate in the hallway, calling for an end to the rise of "macho-fascism" rooted in the political world and "choking" the Paris Agreement's ambition on climate action Participants in the action call for all people to rise up for gender and climate justice In an action organised by the Earth Council, civil society participants hold a slow-motion flashmob in the main lobby, saying that negotiations are moving too slowly and reminding delegates that urgent action is needed to address climate change Around the Venue UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa speaks with Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Zitouni Ould-Dada, Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN (FAO), speaks with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Marcin Krupa, Mayor of Katowice, and Tomasz Chruszczow, Special Envoy for Climate Change and High‐level Champion for COP 24, Poland Franz Perrez, Switzerland, during an interview Gustavo Fonseca, GEF, speaks with delegates Seyni Nafo, Mali Abdullah K. Tawlah, Saudi Arabia Harjeet Singh, ActionAid Delegates from the African Group Delegates between sessions Greta Thunberg, Swedish youth climate activist Coal on display at the Poland exhibition Products made from coal on display

Highlights for Sunday, 2 December 2018 Ovais Sarmad, UNFCCC Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, sit on the dais as the Katowice Climate Change Conference begins The Katowice Climate Change Conference opened on Sunday, 2 December, a day earlier than originally scheduled. Parties used this extra day to launch work under all of the bodies meeting at the conference: The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); The 14th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 14); The 3rd part of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the parties for the Paris Agreement (CMA 1-3); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 49); 49th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 49); and The 7th part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-7). There were several reminders throughout the day of the urgency of the work to complete the details that will operationalize the Paris Agreement, which is due by the close of this meeting. As COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka explained, the work will be “multi-layered,” involving technical discussions and, when needed, discussions elevated to heads of delegations to unlock progress.For more details on the day’s events and to hear what delegates said in the corridors, see our daily Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB). IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB Meeting Coverage, provided daily reports, daily web coverage, and a summary and analysis from the Katowice Climate Change Conference – December 2018. Photos by IISD/ENB | Kiara Worth For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Morning Plenary UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, and Michał Kurtyka, COP 24/CMP 14/CMA 1-3 President, arrive in plenary View of the dais during the morning plenary The COP Presidency is handed over to Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Frank Bainimarama, COP 23 President Delegates during plenary Amjad Abdulla, Maldives Andrew Neustaetter, US Patrick Suckling, Australia Mohamed Nasr, Gabon, speaking on behalf of the African Group Opening Plenaries for SBI, SBSTA, and APA SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini, convenes the SBI opening plenary SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini Thiago de Araujo Mendes, Brazil SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, convenes the SBSTA opening plenary Elena Manaenkova, Deputy Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Jane Hupe, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Delegates from Saudi Arabia in negotiation with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France, during the plenary APA Co-Chair Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia, convenes the APA opening plenary APA Contact Group APA Co-Chair Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, convenes the APA Contact Group APA family photo SBI, SBSTA, and APA Joint Plenary View of the joint plenary Vladimir Uskov, COP Vice-President Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt, speaking on behalf of the G-77/China Gebru Jember Endalew, Ethiopia, speaking on behalf of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Yoo Yeonchul, Republic of Korea, speaking on behalf of the Environmental Integrity Group (EIG) Carolina Díaz Acosta, Colombia, speaking on behalf of the Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC) Ayman Shasly, Saudi Arabia, speaking on behalf of the Arab Group Helmut Hojesky, EU Ravi Prasad, India, speaking on behalf of Brazil, South Africa, India, and China (BASIC) Majid Shafiepour, Iran, speaking on behalf of the Like-minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) Ruth Kaviok, Indigenous Peoples Zhenglin Liu and Maria Auma, Youth NGOs (YOUNGOs) Informal Consultations throughout the Day Delegates consult informally throughout the day Around the Venue Delegates gather on the first day of COP 24 Helen Plume, New Zealand, speaks with a delegate Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago, speaks with SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa, and Alex Saier, UNFCCC Secretariat, during a press conference Delegates from Monaco 'Sustaina Claus' speaks with a delegate Michał Kurtyka, COP 24 President Members of the EIG wear pieces of green to show their commitment to creating a green future Frank Bainimarama, COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1-2 President, takes photographs with UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa UN Security at the start of plenary SBSTA Chair Paul Watkinson, France; Wanna Tanunchaiwatana, SBSTA Coordinator; SBI Chair Emmanuel Dlamini, eSwatini; Katia Simeonova, SBI Coordinator; APA Co-Chairs Jo Tyndall, New Zealand, and Sarah Baashan, Saudi Arabia; and Sergey Kononov, APA Coordinator Mehmet Emin Birpınar, Turkey Delegates speak informally Helmut Hojesky, Austria, speaks with a delegate Delegates between sessions

The 10th day of the Rio Conventions Pavilion addressed the theme, ‘Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change.’ The day was organized in two segments. In the morning, participants took part in panel and break-out sessions to highlight a range of experiences with ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) policy making, as well as lessons learned from implementing EbA projects and related nature-based approaches. In the afternoon, EbA Knowledge Day took place, under the overall theme of ‘Biodiversity conservation and infrastructure development.’ The segment included a market place showcasing practical examples of nature-based solutions and how to better align them to engineering-based solutions for disaster and climate resilience. The objectives of the day included: Discussing the links between biodiversity and climate change, including the role of conservation and restoration of ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation; Sharing knowledge and experiences with ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction; Providing opportunities to exchange on ways for promoting natural climate solutions in the context of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals; Leveraging partnerships to accelerate progress in raising the profile of the contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services; Capitalizing on existing work among the organizations specializing in the science and policy of climate change and biodiversity; and Enhancing synergies between the Rio Conventions and relevant multilateral environmental agreements. The Day was co-organized by SwedBio, Friends of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (FEBA), Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and The Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR). Photos by IISD/ENB | Mike Muzurakis For photo reprint permissions, please follow instructions at our Attribution Regulations for Meeting Photo Usage Page Integrating climate change and biodiversity in national level policy Tristan Tyrrell, SwedBio Ashley Dias, Seychelles Isaya Naini Ole Saibulu, Pastoralists Indigenous NGOs Forum, Tanzania Oscar Guevara, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Colombia Kotchikpa Okoumassou, Togo Implementation of ecosystem-based approaches for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction across sectors Verónica Ruiz, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Arno Sckeyde, Die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Lisa Janishevski, CBD Secretariat EbA Knowledge Day Tom Wilms, Witteven+Bos/EcoShape Veronica Lo, CBD Secretariat From L-R: Thora Amend, Conservation and Development; Tom Wilms, Witteven+Bos/EcoShape; and Mathias Bertram, GIZ Mathias Bertram, GIZ Sandra Müller-Volk, German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Mahlodi Tau, South African National Biodiversity Institute Angela Andrade, IUCN Around the venue